I hope this takes off. I always thought it was weird hiding how much you make -- this only helps employers, and not employees.
It's not very common thing in Asia to hide your salary afaik.
E: Why the downvotes?
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Re: Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon
#32Earlier quoted context omitted.
Full-time freelance audiobook editor? I didn't realize that was a position. What exactly does this entail and how did you get started with it?
I got my education in audio engineering at a leading music conservatory, so moving into audiobook editing was a pretty easy sell for me. An audiobook is made in four basic steps: 1. A voice actor records the narration for the book. 2. The editor takes the raw audio recordings and edits these files for pacing, flow, and aesthetic flavor. The editor also makes note of any errors in the narration which require a re-reco…
That's really interesting! And it also sounds really exhausting given the amount of material in a typical book. Thanks for sharing.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon
#33Location might be useful information. I'm assuming most of the folks responding here are in Seattle. If so, all the salaries listed in this thread seem shockingly low to me.
I think you're not doing the math on the stock (which is currently over $550). e.g. $73k base + $21k bonus + $57k stock = $151k for an engineer in their second year (no info about previous experience). Absent a lot of other context it does sound fair to me, or at least not "shockingly low".
Re: Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon
#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
I am not sure whether keeping salaries confidential is good for the employer, employee, neither, or both, but you are stating what appears to be the most common belief. Different people have different preferences, and some managers probably have mistaken beliefs about what is good for them and their employees.
One mechanism by which it's good for the employer is information asymmetry. The employer knows all of the employees' salaries, but the employee does not have this information.
On the other hand, the employee might feel like others are being paid more than them even when it is not the case. The employee may also resent the management's lack of transparency.
I could see it going both ways, and I'm not sure how to figure out what the impact of wage secrecy is.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon
#35Throwaway account.
I don't work for Amazon but here is my salary information, for anyone who is interested
Current position: 50-100 employee startup in Palo Alto, $170k and .1% equity vested over 4 years
Previous position: Google, $130k base, 15-20% annual bonus, around 64 shares vested per year (so around $170k annual net comp) Previous position: Small startup, $90k base
I live in the SF Bay Area. When I interviewed, most offers from startups were in the range of $140k-$170k.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon
#36Ex amazonian here, but in Ireland, I left (thankfully) at the end of 2015. I was a systems engineer in Dublin and the only significant payraise I got was after I left the company for 4 months to then rejoin, my salary was bumped up 12k euros, for a total of 62k/yr, with 150 shares over 4 years (sorry I do not remember the vesting scheme). The HR department in AMZN has the tendency to screw internal employees upon pro…
In case any students are curious how much Amazon in Dublin offers (Undergraduate) students. I was offered: €25000.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon
#37I make roughly $20 an hour (about 16 after taxes :( )at the moment as a junior full stack intern working part time (I live and work in US). Sometimes I wonder if I should move on to find some other job, even if its remote...
On the other hand, my work is not that stressful, and I'm still going to school so my job is very flexible on time.
Anyone else been in a position like me?
Re: Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon
#38Out of curiosity, what does this add that GlassDoor.com doesn't?
Note: as of right now, GlassDoor is down for "Scheduled Maintenance" but the question stands.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon
#39Position: Developer in Seattle Tenure: 4 years Job Level: 5 Base Pay: $143,000 2016 Stock Vest: about 140 shares Review Score: Exceeds Gender: M Native English Speaker: Yes
Even with a throwaway, isn't that enough info for Amazon to identify you and possibly take punitive action? I understand that Amazon is big, but without adding a certain fudge factor or range to all the numbers, then I would think it's possible to identify a person.
how would that prove that it was actually her/her though? It could be easily be one of her higher ups who knows his salary details.
Re: Ask HN: How much do you make at Amazon? Here is how much I make at Amazon
#40What general region or city is this? Cost of living can be a major effect on pay, comparing, say, the insanity of the SF Bay area to anywhere else.
I mentioned this below, but I don't think location matters because Amazon doesn't provide cost of living adjustments. Location obviously matters from the individual's perspective, but from the company perspective it isn't factored into compensation.
Yeah they do. I was offered a job after a summer internship but told them I'd only work in California -- after first declining, they offered me a position in SF the next day. When I arrived in SF to start there was ~12% added to my salary for cost of living adjustment over Seattle.